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Paint Creek Elementary School

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Paint Creek Elementary School ranks 200 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Paint Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lake Orion, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 532 students. The school is part of the Lake Orion Community Schools district, which is ranked 75 out of 613 districts in Michigan and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Paint Creek Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 25% of Michigan elementary schools, with a statewide ranking ranging from 75 to 378 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform significantly better than the state average in M-Step assessments across all grade levels and subjects, with over 70% of 3rd graders proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's performance in science and social studies is also noteworthy, with over 60% of 5th graders proficient or better. The school's success is not solely driven by its student demographics, as it maintains a high level of performance for all subgroups compared to state averages.

Within the Lake Orion Community Schools district, Paint Creek Elementary School outperforms the other elementary schools, such as Blanche Sims Elementary and Stadium Drive Elementary. When compared to schools in the neighboring Clarkston Community School District and Oxford Community School District, Paint Creek Elementary School still maintains a strong academic performance, though some schools in these districts, such as Bailey Lake Elementary, also demonstrate high levels of achievement.

504

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,659

Per pupil spending ?

21.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Indianwood Rd
Lake Orion, MI 48362-1108

(248) 814-1724

District: Lake Orion Community Schools

Students who attend Paint Creek Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lake Orion Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (60% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg57%

Michigan avg39%

200^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Lake Orion Community Schools

75^th of 613Lake Orion Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	200 of 1488	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	352 of 1486	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	378 of 1470	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	254 of 1344	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	239 of 1153	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	152 of 1408	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	75 of 1448	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	83.5	160 of 1466	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	279 of 1548	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.4	351 of 1580	77.8%	★★★★☆
2014	83.9	172 of 1533	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	89.0	96 of 1563	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.0	183 of 1566	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	120 of 1552	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	79.7	151 of 1552	90.3%	★★★★★
2009	79.9	202 of 1589	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	124 of 1577	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	76.2	285 of 1565	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.6	208 of 1545	86.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	257 of 1338	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	333 of 1342	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	393 of 1321	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	195 of 1106	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	247 of 902	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	233 of 1171	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	68 of 1443	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	492 of 1346	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	322 of 1381	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	493 of 1350	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.8	49 of 1099	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	69.2	241 of 1134	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	326 of 1397	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	132 of 1366	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	69.1	375 of 1347	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	393 of 1334	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	332 of 1139	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	193 of 915	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	83 of 1196	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	103 of 1446	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	213 of 1206	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	406 of 1204	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	388 of 1198	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	230 of 1102	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	269 of 1005	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	130 of 1128	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	80 of 1253	93.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+23 vs state

Science64%+23 vs state

Math59%+21 vs state

Social Studies49%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paint Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Indianwood Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 814-1724	504	30	16.6	21.8%	422 (83.7%)	10 (2.0%)	26 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	85.5	200^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%		73.4	352^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	76.3%	152	71.3	54.1	66.7	73.4	41.9	57.8	63.7	49.0	$14,659	$664	$13,995
Clear Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	2085 W Drahner Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5200	425	27	15.5	17.6%	367 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	70.4	406^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.7%		71.3	384^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.2%	22	43.3	52.2	59.7	53.7	56.7	41.7	57.7	31.0	$15,904	$940	$14,964
Webber School	Public	PK, KG-5	3191 W Clarkston Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 391-0400	485	25	19.7	16.9%	361 (74.4%)	12 (2.5%)	55 (11.3%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	89.4	131^st of 1488 public elementary schools	91.2%		91.4	93^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	93.7%	38	60.2	63.4	70.2	67.5	67.1	57.1	61.9	52.4	$14,361	$739	$13,622
Orion Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Joslyn Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 393-0010	514	35	14.6	30.0%	354 (68.9%)	23 (4.5%)	60 (11.7%)	28 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.3%)	71.4	395^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.5%		66.5	465^th of 1486 public elementary schools	68.7%	70	58.3	50.5	56.0	59.7	43.0	47.3	50.5	36.1	$15,346	$889	$14,457
Oxford Elementary School	Public	3-5	109 Pontiac St	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5075	340	23	14.6	10.9%	290 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	73.3	363^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	75.6%		74.8	328^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.9%	35	52.8	51.0	52.3	56.6	54.0	59.4	51.6	32.8	$15,344	$1,161	$14,183
Daniel Axford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	74 Mechanic St	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5048	345	24	14.4	15.9%	280 (81.2%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.7%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.5%)								(n/a)									$16,485	$1,068	$15,418
Blanche Sims Elementary School	Public	K-5	465 E Jackson St	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 693-5460	423	26	16.5	31.2%	340 (80.4%)	7 (1.7%)	31 (7.3%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.0%)	79.7	275^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.5%		80	249^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.2%	26	54.2	75.4	62.3	54.2	75.0	48.1	55.8	35.1	$15,605	$883	$14,722
Stadium Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	244 Stadium Dr	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-5475	444	23	18.9	12.4%	279 (62.8%)	15 (3.4%)	56 (12.6%)	61 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	83.4	227^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.7%		83.7	210^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.9%	17	71.6	76.4	72.2	76.1	72.2	53.2	44.3	31.6	$13,782	$784	$12,998
Bailey Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	8051 Pine Knob Rd	Clarkston	48348	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5300	522	37	14.1	12.1%	450 (86.2%)	6 (1.1%)	40 (7.7%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	89.4	132^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	91.1%		89.3	129^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.3%	3	71.0	66.3	67.1	84.1	70.3	48.7	65.8	43.4	$15,936	$859	$15,078
Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	2290 Flintridge St	Lake Orion	48359	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 391-3500	467	25	18.7	30.6%	309 (66.2%)	22 (4.7%)	72 (15.4%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	81.7	251^st of 1488 public elementary schools	83.1%		80	247^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.4%	4	54.3	68.4	61.4	51.4	58.8	57.1	54.3	44.3	$14,034	$931	$13,103

Frequently Asked Questions about Paint Creek Elementary School

What district is Paint Creek Elementary School in?

Lake Orion Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Paint Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paint Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Lake Orion Community High School

Is Paint Creek Elementary School a good school?

Paint Creek Elementary School ranks 200^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paint Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Paint Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Paint Creek Elementary School?

Students at Paint Creek Elementary School are 84% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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